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North
Carolina Premiere!
NOT
QUITE HOLLYWOOD
(Australia, R, 2008, 103
min)
Australian
filmmakers in the
70’s and 80’s either pursued the high road to
critical glory (Gallipoli,
Picnic at Hanging Rock) or set their sights
lower. Much Lower. And it’s here in the
arena of lowbrow genre filmmaking that documentary filmmaker Mark
Hartley has been digging thought the dirt. Fed on a generous
diet of nudity (both male and female) and violent action, this fast and
furiously funny film charts the peaks and troughs of a wild story never
told. There are fascinating interviews, clips
galore (showing breasts of all sizes and one penis of impressive
proportions), harebrained stunts (when there are no safety
precautions), splatter on a platter and a flashback to a time when if
the script demanded it, real dope was smoked and real booze was drunk.
Hartley gets it all: the action, danger, blood and lust that went into
iconic Ozploitation cinema like Alvin
Purple, Turkey Shoot, Stunt Rock,
Patrick, The Man From Hong Kong, Howling III, Long Weekend, Dead End
Drive-In, Road Games, Mad Max, BMX Bandits and many, many
more! This
tremendously entertaining film moves like gangbusters and packs a hell
of a punch. It’s littered with anecdotes, juicy tidbits and
opinions from a huge pool of pros - including Quentin Tarantino, Dennis
Hopper, Barry Humphries, Jamie Lee Curtis, George Miller
and a huge number of delegates from the Aussie film industry.
Watch as George Lazenby catches fire! Gasp as the stuntman nearly
breaks his neck! Thrill to an exploding car that almost flattened a
camera crew! Not Quite
Hollywood is a jaw-dropping amalgamation of some
of the Australian film industry’s kookiest
achievements. "I never thought that Australia needed
culture," Barry Humphries says. "Culture after all is
cheese." He refers to the early Barry McKenzie films in which
vomit took a life of its own ("Nauseating to think about," notes
director Bruce Beresford). Nudity found new ground ("The eye piece
fogged up regularly," says Oscar-winner John Seale). If you're a fan of
genre films, don't miss this valuable work because it not only presents
these films in context, it draws on the diversity of opinions which
greeted them - many of which persist but many have been seasoned by
time and perspective.
This is the find of the festival!
Viewer’s Guide:
Nudity, sexual content, violence, gore, and
language.
SCREENINGS at Friday at 7:10 p.m., Saturday at 3:10 p.m. & Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
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